California Public Resources Code

§ 5004.5

PRC § 5004.5 Effective Jan 1, 2013Div. 5 · Ch. 1 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)The California Youth Soccer and Recreation Development Program is hereby created in the department. The department shall administer the program, which is intended to provide assistance to local agencies and community-based organizations with regard to funding, and fostering the development of, new youth soccer, baseball, softball, and basketball recreation opportunities in the state.

(b)The California Youth Soccer and Recreation Development Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury, to be used as a repository of funds derived from federal, state, and private sources to be used for the program.

(c)The department shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to local agencies and community-based organizations for the purposes of the program, subject to an appropriation therefor. The department shall also develop eligibility guidelines for the award of grants that give preference to those communities that provide matching funds for grants, and that are heavily populated, low-income urban areas with a high youth crime and unemployment rate. The guidelines shall also require that preference be given to those inner city properties that may be leased for periods of at least five years or more for recreational purposes. The department shall conduct public hearings throughout the state prior to final adoption of eligibility guidelines.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 728, Sec. 139. (SB 71) Effective January 1, 2013.